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confabulate

Syllabification: (con·fab·u·late)
Pronunciation: /kənˈfabyəˌlāt/
Definition of confabulate

verb

[no object]
  • 1 formal engage in conversation; talk:she could be heard on the telephone confabulating with someone
  • 2 Psychiatry fabricate imaginary experiences as compensation for loss of memory.

Derivatives

confabulation

Pronunciation: /-ˌfabyəˈlāSHən/
noun

confabulatory

Pronunciation: /-ləˌtôrē/
adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin confabulat- 'chatted together', from the verb confabulari, from con- 'together' + fabulari (from fabula 'fable')

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